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Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed (1996, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherScribner
ISBN-100684824779
ISBN-139780684824772
eBay Product ID (ePID)386024
Product Key Features
Book TitleMumbo Jumbo
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1996
TopicClassics, General, Satire, African American / Urban
GenreFiction
AuthorIshmael Reed
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight6.7 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsThe Saturday ReviewA "HooDoo" thriller, an all-out assault on Western civilization...Reed's best novel., The Saturday Review A "HooDoo" thriller, an all-out assault on Western civilization...Reed's best novel., Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Author of Colored people From its title on, Mumbo Jumbo serves as a critique of black and Western literary forms and conventions, and of the complex relationships between the two., Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Author ofColored peopleFrom its title on,Mumbo Jumboserves as a critique of black and Western literary forms and conventions, and of the complex relationships between the two., Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Author of Colored peopleFrom its title on, Mumbo Jumbo serves as a critique of black and Western literary forms and conventions, and of the complex relationships between the two., The New York TimesPart vision, part satire,part farce...A wholly original, unholy cross between the craft of fiction and witchcraft., Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Author of Colored people From its title on, Mumbo Jumbo serves as a critique of black and Western literary forms and conventions, and of the complex relationships between the two., The New York Times Part vision, part satire,part farce...A wholly original, unholy cross between the craft of fiction and witchcraft.
Dewey Decimal813/.5/4
SynopsisThe Classic Freewheeling Look at Race Relations Through the AgesMumbo Jumbo is Ishmael Reed's brilliantly satiric deconstruction of Western civilization, a racy and uproarious commentary on our society. In it, Reed, one of our preeminent African-American authors, mixes portraits of historical figures and fictional characters with sound bites on subjects ranging from ragtime to Greek philosophy. Cited by literary critic Harold Bloom as one of the five hundred most significant books in the Western canon, Mumbo Jumbo is a trenchant and often biting look at black-white relations throughout history, from a keen observer of our culture., The classic freewheeling look at race relations through the ages. Mumbo Jumbo is Ishmael Reed's brilliantly satiric deconstruction of Western civilization, a racy and uproarious commentary on our society. In it, Reed, one of our preeminent African-American authors, mixes portraits of historical figures and fictional characters with sound bites on subjects ranging from ragtime to Greek philosophy. Cited by literary critic Harold Bloom as one of the five hundred most significant books in the Western canon, Mumbo Jumbo is a trenchant and often biting look at black-white relations throughout history, from a keen observer of our culture., Named one of the GREAT AMERICAN NOVELS of the last 100 years by The Atlantic The 50th anniversary edition of the classic, freewheeling novel by one of the most iconic satirists of our time--now with a new introduction by the author. " Mumbo Jumbo is a mixtape, a collage, a palimpsest...Even if it didn't have an eerie bearing on our modern politics, it'd be worth reading simply for the pleasure of spending time in Reed's roving mind." -- The Atlantic "Part vision, part satire, part farce... A wholly original, unholy cross between the craft of fiction and witchcraft." -- The New York Times It is the 1920s in New York City and an epidemic known as Jes Grew is sweeping the nation--a dancing plague, irresistible, joyful, and undeniably Black. Naturally, the powers-that-be are having none of it. A repressive conspiracy is operating in the shadows, and it is dead set on squelching Jes Grew and its Carriers--Black artists and musicians--by any means necessary. So begins the classic novel by Ishmael Reed, the iconic satirist whose contributions to American literature have drawn praise from the likes of James Baldwin and Harold Bloom. Mumbo Jumbo is an ingenious deconstruction of Western civilization--a cinematic collage that mixes portraits of historical figures and incidents with sound bites on subjects ranging from ragtime to Greek philosophy. Now with a new introduction by the author, this timeless and crucial work of twentieth-century fiction is ready to be discovered by a new generation of readers.
LC Classification NumberPS3568.E365
